City of Liverpool : Abstract of Medical Officer's Report

1928-01 1928 1920s 5 pages CITY OF LIVERPOOL. Abstract of Medical Officer's Report. The duties of the Health Visitors for the 4 weeks ending February 4th, 1928, include the following visits and enquiries. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Notification of Births Act. Births Notified 1426...

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Institution:MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
Language:English
English
Published: January-February 1928
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10796/57E612CF-0951-4483-A62F-BE331A7F9910
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Summary:1928-01 1928 1920s 5 pages CITY OF LIVERPOOL. Abstract of Medical Officer's Report. The duties of the Health Visitors for the 4 weeks ending February 4th, 1928, include the following visits and enquiries. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Notification of Births Act. Births Notified 1426 Illegitimate births 31 Visits and re-visits 6085 Infants seen on first visit 1594 Visits to children under 3 years 2545 „ „ „ between 3 and 5 years 1009 Pre-Maternity and Infant Clinics. Visits to Infant Clinics 395 Hours spent in Infant Clinics 1403 Infants seen at Clinics 6362 Visits to Pre-Maternity Clinics 86 Hours spent in Pre-Maternity Clinics 874 Attendances at Pre-Maternity Clinics 312 Visits and re-visits to Pre-Maternity Cases 104 House to House Inspection. Houses visited and found clean 136 Houses visited and found dirty 41 Families visited and re-visited 213 Special Enquiries. Visits and re-visits infantile diarrhoea 43 Re-visits to Phthisis cases (Women and Children) 590 Special Tuberculosis Enquiries - Other special enquiries 343 Measles, Whooping Cough, Influenza and Pneumonia. Visits to new cases 508 New cases nursed 19 Re-visits to old cases 99 Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Cases reported 40 Visits and re-visits 379 Cases sent to hospital - Inspection of Midwives. Routine visits 227 Visits re Doctors' accounts for emergency assistance .............. 283 Visits to Puerperal cases - Special enquiries 6 SCHOOL MEDICAL. School Medical Inspection. Visits to Schools 724 Hours spent in Schools 1460 Children inspected 5641 Children re-inspected 12451 Visits to School Clinics 568 Hours spent at School Clinics 2151 Cases seen at School Clinics 22498 Visits to Homes of School Children. Cases of skin disease reported on 116 Cases of neglect reported on 1109 Re-visits to above cases 228 Visits re "Following up" cases 509 Verminous Cases. Children reported verminous 1763 Notices issued 186 Cleansed by parents 60 Cleansed by staff 1 Still under observation 37 Re-inspected and found clean - Number of informations 2 Number of convictions 2 Total Number of Children cleansed at Disinfector 604 292/824/1/124-125
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